diff --git a/plugins/config/functions b/plugins/config/functions
index 6dca410bbaf..eeb0db2f94c 100644
--- a/plugins/config/functions
+++ b/plugins/config/functions
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ config_unset() {
 
   for var in $VARS; do
     dokku_log_info1 "Unsetting $var"
-    ENV_TEMP=$(echo -e "${ENV_TEMP}" | sed "/^export $var=/ d")
+    ENV_TEMP=$(echo "${ENV_TEMP}" | sed "/^export $var=/ d")
 
     config_write "$ENV_TEMP"
   done
diff --git a/tests/unit/config.bats b/tests/unit/config.bats
index 10e1239d980..d3213140300 100644
--- a/tests/unit/config.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/config.bats
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ teardown() {
 }
 
 @test "(config) config:unset" {
-  run ssh dokku@dokku.me config:set $TEST_APP test_var=true test_var2=\"hello world\"
+  run ssh dokku@dokku.me config:set $TEST_APP test_var=true test_var2=\"hello world\" test_var3=\"with\\nnewline\"
   echo "output: "$output
   echo "status: "$status
   assert_success
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ teardown() {
   echo "output: "$output
   echo "status: "$status
   assert_output ""
+  run dokku config:get $TEST_APP test_var3
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_output 'with\nnewline'
 }
 
 @test "(config) global config (herokuish)" {